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Published: 2006/06/22
by David Steinberg
Walking the Waka
It's World Cup time again and that can mean only one thing. It's time to celebrate insane amounts of soccer by going to a music festival. As rituals go it might not make much sense, but then again how much common sense came into play when they took an incredible lineup of music and placed it in a public park in Kansas?
That was the question I was asking myself Thursday afternoon. While sitting in Kansas City International waiting for my bags, I got a call warning me about the ridiculous check point on I-70. Even taking a back road into town to avoid the five hour delay had some issues; they did the old fake drug checkpoint trick [1]. Instead of seeing Trampled by Turtles, I was stuck playing games across the Kansas countryside and getting pissed.
I've reached my limit. I'm tired of being picked on. I'm tired of being an excuse for local police to get a few extra dollars. I've been to shows that have had bail bondsmen in the parking lot because the police made their plans so clear. I've talked to local merchants who gloated that the busts will fund the police's new helicopter. Sure, I'm also mad at the few people who overdose or sell drugs to local 15 year olds or behave in ways to give the police an excuse, but those always have been rare exceptions. Besides, the big dealers know how to be stealthy; the people who get busted are largely music fans who have a couple joints in their glove compartment.
I don't really blame the police here [2]; they're really the pawns in this game. It's their bosses – both in the force and in political office – who are to blame. We're an easy target. We don't carry guns or get violent. You can get some good press about how you're being tough on crime without having to, y'know, get tough on any actual crime. It's frustrating and wrong and went a long way towards ruining the festival before the first band played. Thanks Kansas for laying out the unwelcome mat.
After checking into our hotel [3] and doing a quick hit to the fairgrounds to check out the space (and Jackie Green and Tim Reynolds), it was time to rest up. The big set of the night – what would turn out to be the big set of the weekend for us – was coming up that night and we had to be prepared for it.
The first night act was the Disco Biscuits. They're very much a hit and miss band for me. Twenty minutes of the set will be waiting around and being bored and then they'll follow that with an incredible peak. Sometimes that ratio works and the show is spectacular. Unfortunately, this show wasn't one of those [4]. That's probably just as well. Eighteen months after being blown away by Perpetual Groove's Jamcruise shows, I finally was going to be able to see them again. I wanted to get there early to grab a good spot.
One thing really struck me about Perpetual Groove's show. It's one thing to be blown away by a show that has a dream setlist. Lots of bands can do that. What P Groove did was construct a set that didn't have any of the songs that I was looking for and still had me jumping up and down like a madman at 4:30 in the morning. There are only a few bands that had the power to get me to love a show in spite of the song selection. Those are the ones that always keep me coming back. After all, if I loved this night, what would happen when I do get the selection I wanted?
Festivals are always so easy from the comfort of home. Download the schedule and study it. Circle some times. Get excited about all of the music you will be seeing. That's how we get in trouble. It's easy to be excited about an event when there's constant music being played and absolutely no obstacles in the way of seeing them.
In practice, of course, it never works like that. No matter how well you plan things, there always will be weather conflicts or you'll get fascinated by something in the campground for an hour or two or you're so blown away by that one band that you need time to digest what had happened or there will be a huge backup or you'll get sick or something. Festival plans have to be seen as a sketch, an ideal of what you would have done if only you had managed to get under the tent for that one show and the mud were navigable to get you to that other stage and you didn't just collapse in an exhausted heap before the late night. Being able to take your color coordinated schedule and rip in up with a laugh is crucial.
...at least that's what I told myself when I sat in the hotel room at 1 PM on Friday where a few bands I was vaguely interested in were playing in 97 degree heat. It's all about pacing right? No sense wasting all of my energy when the bands I really wanted to see were on later. That's my rationalization, but the fact is it just sucks to get old.
While the musical highlight of the day for me was the second Perpetual Groove show, sometimes what you remember are the random bands you stumble across. As implied above, I was curious about the mysteriously named Trampled By Turtles. Most of their performance was solid bluegrass, but their final song will be one of the songs I remember most from the festival.
I was busy trying to convince Tea Leaf Green fan extraordinaire Phorreal that Jam Cruise would be the only possible plan for her January. As she was starting to waver, TBT came out for an encore – an upbeat bluegrass version of "Sloop John B." "See, " I cried, "It's an omen. They're playing a song about sailing. You have to go." Then I went off to boogie for the rest of the song.
Saturday was my big day. Sticking to my plans would mean seeing great music with very little breaks from noon to well into the early morning. First up was Camper Van Beethoven. I have to admit that when it comes to Camper, I'm completely and utterly biased. The show was sloppy – David Lowery seemed affected by the heat and was messing up some lyrics – and, for the first time that I've seen them since their hiatus ended, they didn't play their big jam vehicle – a cover of Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive." It didn't matter.
Something about their tone, or their songs about the lack of meaning in anything, or their power pop songwriting skills completely does it for me. I could see them every night and I'd constantly enjoy it. I even got a little shout out as violinist Jonathan Segel – commenting on my shirt [5] – stated, "I used to live on Zzyzx Road." It pays to be one of five or six people who were really excited about a show. In a small crowd it really stands out.
Camper Van Beethoven
The plan after Cracker was to head over to Tea Leaf Green early to get a good spot. Right before that though, we ran into a friend from Seattle that we wanted to talk to for a few minutes. That's how I found myself in the Revival Tent seeing a band play incredibly well. As they launched into Pink Floyd's "Fearless," I pulled out the schedule to see who they were. Wait, this is New Monsoon? After spending a year not getting why so many people with similar taste to mine liked them so much, it suddenly clicked. I might owe some people apologies.
The discoveries didn't end there. A high-energy jam hit us as we arrived at the Campground Stage. The name of the band was Shanti Groove. I haven't had a chance to listen to the rest of their set, but the end was pretty intense. That's part of the fun of festivals after all. Sometimes the best way of seeing a band is to stumble across them while waiting for the act that inspired you to attend.
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On a day that had sets by Camper, Tea Leaf Green, and Keller, I figured I'd be pretty satisfied. The peak of the day though came from neither of those bands. Rather it was the Greyboy Allstars that won me over. I was present at their show the previous evening, but my usual bout of Kansas heat exhaustion [6]. I was fully awake and alert for this set though, and it was amazing. Not only was the music incredible, but it also showed a vision for the future.
Suppose jambands really are a thing of the past and the old Phish crowd runs off to alternative rock concerts. Perhaps shows will resemble this one. The crowd was filled with people in interesting costumes. People were hooping and playing with Devil Sticks and juggling. It reminded me of the open mindedness I first saw in the Grateful Dead days. A smaller scene is likely to be a lot more free spirited. Sure it was cool to turn around at Giants Stadium and see how many of us exist, but the smaller scene does have something going for it.
As the Allstars set wound down, my day of music went full circle. At the very end of the set, Robert Walter led the band into the main theme of "Interstellar Overdrive." The missing shoe of Camper Van Beethoven finally dropped. It's nice to get a day that symmetrical.
Despite that being an obvious closing to the day, we decided to press on. The Flaming Lips received a lot of praise from those who went to Vegoose. The appeal was not obvious for the webcast viewers, so it was time to see them live. Our plan had a snag though. The Sun Up Stage area was incredibly crowded. There was room to dance by the rail for Camper but you had to work to even be able to see the Lips.
Perhaps it was because the eye candy was diminished from my vantage point, but I still don't get them. The music was mediocre at best and was constantly being interrupted by long speeches from frontman Wayne Coyne. That wouldn't be so bad if he had interesting things to say or even some stage presence, but the experience was Coventry-esque. All that was needed was a rambling speech about living in a cabin and writing songs to complete the image. Some people called this the highlight of the festival for them so there has to be something there, but it seems to be about the gimmicks instead of the music. I'd like to see them once up front to see if that makes the interminable pauses less frustrating.
Even when you stay at a hotel and try to pace yourself, festivals can be exhausting. Between the heat, the chiggers, the constant walking from stage to stage (and the blisters that result from that), and trying to stay awake for as long as your body can handle in order to maximize the amount of music seen, the final day of Wakarusa was just a little bit slower than the previous ones.
The day started out, fittingly enough, with some acoustic sets, first by Tea Leaf Green's keyboardist Trevor Garrod [7] and then by Bela Fleck. The promoter for that stage announced plans to get more bands playing there next year, perhaps to turn it into a Jam Room like Jam Cruise has. This would be a great way for Wakarusa to separate itself – at least musically – from other festivals.
Trevor Garrod
As much fun as the acoustic sets were, the day's highlights came in the middle of the afternoon. Tea Leaf Green's second show was incredibly strong; it was by far my favorite of the three I have seen. The left turn the jam in "Sex in the 70s" took was especially stunning.
Seeing music for four days can change your attitude. Even without chemical enhancement, a long period of time surrounded by wonderful music and great people makes you see the world a little differently. That's the only way to explain my reaction to Railroad Earth's "Peace on Earth." Instead of being jaded or cynical towards the sentiments expressed, I had a moment of revelation. In the same way that a great gospel song can make a diehard atheist believe in the salvation of Christ all the way until the final chorus, I wanted to put Bush and Bin Laden in a room and make them listen to the song. Surely they'd agree to cease all hostilities in order to free up their time for attending festivals. Isn't that how things work?
While I came to my senses a song or two later, that moment of tranquility seemed to define Wakarusa for me. As the evening wound on, we talked about how we should attend in 2007. It was a really great festival. All that was left was to go home. Surely that couldn't affect our opinion of the event, right?
We had to leave a little early to get to the airport because it was quite possible that there would be another time consuming roadblock on the trip home. We circled around back roads to avoid that, but it took some extra time. We still had some time to spare, perhaps more time than you'd need for Kansas City International. That extra time might be the only reason I'm not presently in jail.
Our instructions said to check in at United Express or Mesa Air [8]. Mesa Air sounded like a pleasant airline, quiet and peaceful, so we went there.
When we arrived at the counter, the security woman said that she had to look at our luggage that we would be checking. We left it with her and walked up to the counter where we were quickly told that we had to check in at United Express. Ok, that's fine. We turned around to get our bags only to be told that we couldn't have them. Sure we weren't going to use their airline, but she wanted to check our bags anyway.
My bag was done quickly, but she became fascinated by Melissa's luggage. At first we were ok with that. Security on airlines always makes sense. It soon became obvious though, that her concern had nothing to do with safety. Melissa's philosophy of festival fashion is that you're supposed to sparkle. Where's the fun of seeing music unless the glare from your outfit is visible in at least a three state region?
That idea is apparently alien to residents of the Great Plains. If you travel to Kansas City with interesting clothes, you need to expect to play the title role in a rousing game of "Mock the Freak." The signs were subtle at first. She made little annoyed expressions when she had to touch a glittery object. She decided to check every single compartment of Melissa's bag, in order to maximize the chance of missing our flight; we had to wait for her to finish before we could get in line at our actual airline. In case we still didn't get the message she was sending – this could be the action of an overzealous employee – she called over her coworkers in order to make comments about us. Finally she started to play games.
She turned to me and asked, "Where are you going?" When I answered with, "Seattle," she sneered, "I wasn't talking to you."
All of those actions served their purpose. Our kind were not welcome in Kansas City and she wanted to make sure that we understood that. She was going to make sure that our last memory of Kansas City was that we should never return; getting us to miss our flight – this delay was upwards of twenty minutes – would make sure that we wouldn't forget the message. Fortunately, my anal retentive ways got us to the airport early enough that this was an annoyance instead of a disaster.
When we did get back home, I was able to read that our experiences were far from unique. I missed out on a lot of the fun due to not camping, but the police had a unique view about the way to ensure safety. Apparently the crowd at Wakarusa was so dangerous that the police needed to observe us with night goggles. Fourth amendment rights had to be ignored.
Fine. The cops don't want us there. The airport doesn't want us there. Even the promoters
admitted that they invited the excessive police force in order to send a message to the crowd about what types of people they wanted at their festival.
Fine. That works for me. I had a great time at Wakarusa, but this is far from the only festival. If you guys are going to make rules about whom you want to attend your event, that's fine with me. There are plenty of other regions that will be more than happy to take my money. If you're going to make decisions about people based on how they look or what bands they like, I'll find places to go where they're more tolerant. If you tell people that they're not welcome, don't be surprised if they stop coming.
[1] That's the one where they put up signs warning of a drug checkpoint right before an exit that has no services. Anyone who gets off there is then considered to have given probable cause for a search.
[2] Well I don't blame most of them. There's always the rogue officer who gets just a little too into their job. For every one of those though, there's someone else who will talk to you about the music or compliment you on your outfit or something.
[3] Yes, I know, that's not true to the spirit of festivals to get a hotel. At 37 you have to make some sacrifices to the realities of what your body can still handle. Besides, Jamcruise has spoiled me. As lame as I felt setting up the reservations, I don't regret this decision at all.
[4] The Disco Biscuits fans have nothing but good to say about this set, so I would remind curious people that this was a reaction from the extreme edges of Disco Biscuits fandom (I loved one show of theirs, liked moments of others) and if you're more of a hardcore fan, you might want to download it despite my impression.
[5] A Zzyzx Road shirt that I found in Las Vegas during the 2000 Phish run.
[6] During the Panic/SCI show at Bonner Springs, I decided that I should dress in my black Starman outfit despite the 100+ degree heat. Needless to say, that was a mistake that I never repeated. This year's heat problem was thinking that it being cooler at night meant that it was cool instead of just being less hot.
[7] This was going to be a Tea Leaf Green acoustic show, but issues with the amount of power the generator could produce made them decide to have fewer people on stage. Trevor turned out to be a rather good guitarist.
[8] Mesa Air was the puddle jumper that we used to get from KCI to Denver.
David Steinberg got his Masters Degree in mathematics from New Mexico State University in 1994. He first discovered the power of live music at the Capitol Centre in 1988 and never has been the same. His Phish stats website is at http://www.ihoz.com/PhishStats.html
He is the stats section editor
for The Phish Companion and is on the board of directors for the Netspace Foundation. You can read more of his thoughts at http://www.livejournal.com/users/thezzyzx.


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According to some T-Mobile forums there were issues getting the orders to process immediately after the G2X went live, but those have since been straightened out so it should be smooth sailing if you want to get your order in now.
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I was going to suggest you pull up a chair to celebrate National Coffee Break Day but, it occurred to me that you may already be sitting:) I suppose you could be munching on a cookie also but just in case, I baked up some of Pattie's Forget the Cake Crumb Cake Cookies for very good reason I might add; they are just so darn easy to make and they are precisely the right size for a coffee break albeit, a bit crumby:)
According to the National Coffee Association, "coffee lovers celebrated their first National Coffee Break Day last year." However, for those of us who crave out java, we pretty much celebrate coffee every day. So, what's with the notion of a designated coffee break day? Fact is, we may never know, not this year anyway. After numerous attempts to find out the goings on for National Coffee Break Day, 2012, neither the National Coffee Association website or twitter page had any information to offer. I did however find a fabulous Starbucks K-Cups Prize Bundle Give-Away posted on twitter yesterday. For those of you who are Starbuck's fans and own one of those pod coffee machines, you may just want to check it out. I'm more of a Dunkins Donuts coffee kind of gal myself and although I was lucky enough to get a brand spanking new Keurig machine for Christmas, I don't really use it much. (I still use my faithful percolator for my morning brew:)
The premise of celebrating National Coffee Break Day is simply described as "a way to celebrate the history of coffee and the centennial anniversary of the NCA." Let's take it a baby step forward shall we and stir up some history about coffee breaks in general. Are they any different than say, a coffee klatch? Well, sorta kinda. In case you missed the National Coffee Cake Day post I did a long, long time ago, (2008) let me refresh your coffee cup (or tea cup if you prefer:)
An afternoon kaffeeklatsch (coffee-and-cake gossip session) is one of Germany's most cherished traditions. According to Evan Jones in American Food: The Gastronomic Story, German women brought to America the concept of the kaffeeklatsch, a break in the day to meet for some coffee, a sweet, and a little gossip. He also notes that Scandinavian hospitality was probably responsible for instituting the idea of the American coffee break that featured sweets, since so many of their simple pastries were called coffee breads, coffee cakes, or coffee rings. It pretty much sounds like a coffee version of a Victorian Kettledrum. For a kettledrum, tea is the choice beverage and the sweets served are dainties or sandwiches.
"...Scandinavians were perhaps more responsible than anyone else for making America as coffee-break-conscience as it is, and for perfecting the kind of food that goes well with coffee...it was in the kitchens where there was always a pot brewing on the back of the stove that Scandinavian hospitality and coffee became synonymous...From these social hours in homes evolved the worker's "coffee break," an office ritual so firmly established that it became in many cases a matter of union contract law.
By some accounts, the workers' coffee break originated in Wisconsin when working women in Stoughton, took 15 minute breaks to go home to tend to their chores. They usually returned with cup in hand. BTW, it may have started as far back as 1880. So some say that is...
Way back in 1880 Stoughton's Coffee Street was having daily coffee breaks for coffee. The citizenry being 80% Norwegian (100% on Coffee Street) just had to fit in some time of day to send a batch of coffee through their system between meals.
With the T.G. Mandt Wagon Co. going strong, it became necessary for tobacco firms to hire women for the seasonal tobacco steaming. The Gunderson Tobacco Warehouse at Main & Coffee Streets was ideal for hiring women because it was so near their homes and they could run home to check on the kids, the house and see how the next meal was progressing.
With these chores done and a hot pot of coffee constantly on the stove, what was more natural than to have a cup? So began today's coffee break - a few minutes to relax and refresh with coffee.
The British may have invented "Tea Time" but America invented the "Coffee Break". The practice began in WW II era war effort factories to give workers a brief rest and a jolt of caffeine. Thanks to a clever advertising campaign in the mid 1950s by the Pan American Coffee Bureau, 70-80% of American workers were taking a coffee break – both factory and office workers. General Eisenhower used the coffee break idea for "Operation Coffee Cup" during his presidential campaign to meet with voters, which continued to spread the social trend of the coffee break. (The History of Coffee in America)
I tend to agree with Susan Stamberg's rendition of the History of the Coffee Break. Certainly, coffee in some form or another has been around a very long time. It seems to me, somewhere in time someone took a break with a cup of coffee in their hand. Which by the way reassures me in another instance. Although Coffee Cake may not always have coffee as an ingredient, a coffee break must include coffee as an ingredient. Else, we just have a regular ol' break!
The world's first coffee break, Stamberg reports, "probably took place before 1000 A.D. in Abyssinia (today's Ethiopia). Legend has it that a goatherd named Kaldi noticed his goats dancing around on their skinny hind legs. Then he noticed the goats had eaten some red berries. Kaldi tried the berries; he started dancing, too; and so coffee break dancing was born!"...Continue reading.
So now that we got all the formalities out of the way, what shall we chat about? How about Cheese Lovers Day? Did you know today is Cheese Lovers Day. I may as well admit it, I did consider to a post in honor of the celebration. Perhaps next year...What about Buttercrunch? I'm not a huge fan of buttercrunch but it doesn't mean I wouldn't celebrate today as National Buttercrunch Day! Perhaps, next year...It's any one's guess as to when National Granola Bar Day is. Some say today, others tomorrow. Just to be on the safe side, I'll leave you this recipe from Coffee Makes It Delicious published by the makers of Maxwell House Coffee in 1981.
Since we're all sitting around "shooting the breeze," I should give you an update on my eye infection. We may have found the culprit. Humidity! That's right folks, after tons of questions, days of research, and lots of investigation, Marion and I have come to the conclusion that the humidity in the house (25%) may have been the cause. (the burden of complications pertaining to the infection are still in litigation) We have remedied the situation with a brand new humidifier in the house which seems to be helping. I know my houseplants are feeling perkier as are Marion's "pals."
Yes, she crocheted the hats, vests and booties:)
I tried to gather a few "appropriate" Coffee Break Day recipes from some of your blogs but I'm having a problem with my google search engine so, if you have a favorite "Break Time" recipe to share, coffee need not be included, please feel free to leave the link below. And, for those of you who visit T.W. @ Culinary Types, here's a heads up, January 21st is his birthday!!! Enjoy Break Time!!!
Oh goodness, I almost forget. Patties cookies do not include coffee as an ingredient. I just had to play around a little so, I spun up a batch, rolled them into little balls and plopped a few of them on a coffee cake that I baked for Marion. You really can't see it to well in the picture but it really came out good! Since the cookies took 15 minutes to bake, I allowed enough time at the end of the coffee cake baking to rest the cookie crumb balls gently on top of the baking coffee cake. Next time, I'm going to add more!!! (I really need photography lessons:)
1. Forget the Cake Crumb Cake Cookies
2. St Bart's Cafe Celebrates National Coffee Break Day
3. What Can Be Down About the Coffee Break-(seems it was this employers problem in this video from 1958 which is rather long)
4. The Unpaid Coffee Break (TIME Magazine)
Any Day All-Occasion Apple Snack Cake
Some of My Favorite previous Coffee Related Posts
Friendship in A Cup
August is National Coffee Month
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Lucille L. Lickey Staples, 97, formerly of Columbia City, died Sunday morning, Jan. 26, 2014, at Munroe Regional Hospital in Ocala, Fla.She was born Jan. 17, 1917, in Washington Township, a daughter of Harmon and Opal (Miller)Lickey. Lucille graduated from Washington Center High School in 1937.On March 27, 1938, she was united in marriage to William Donald Staples at the Eberhard Lutheran Church. They always made their home in Columbia City including their summer home at Big Cedar Lake. In 1984, they began spending their winters in Florida. Mr. Staples died April 1, 1988.Lucille was an office assistant for the late Benjamin Pence M.D. for three years. In 1945, she began her employment at The Post & Mail Publishing Company, serving as secretary and treasurer of the corporation as well as business manager until the newspaper was sold in 1984.Her memberships included Grace Lutheran Church, Delta Theta Tau and she was a former member of Business & Professional Women. In 1975, she was elected the first woman President of Indiana Republican Editorial Association and received the distinguished honor, Sagamore of the Wabash from Governor Otis Bowen.Surviving relatives include a niece, Beverly Lickey of Fort Wayne; and god-son Steve Schwenn of Columbia City and his sister, Susan Schwenn of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ray Lickey.The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City, with one hour of visitation prior to the service. The burial will be in Eberhard Cemetery.Preferred memorials are to Shriners Hospitals for Children.Condolences may be sent to www.smithandsonsfuneralhome.com.


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Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco on November 27, 1940 in the year of the Dragon while his father was on tour with the Chinese Opera.
Lee was raised, however, in Hong Kong where he began his first formal training in martial arts with Wing Chung Master, Yip Man when he was 13. At the age of 18, Bruce Lee returned to the United States and attended the University of Washington in Seattle where, as a philosophy student, he began to train students in the art of the Chinese Gung Fu. Lee met his wife Linda during this time and opened his first school, the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute
Lee later opened schools in Oakland and Los Angeles while he and Linda raised their son, Brandon, and daughter, Shannon. Lee quickly began to develop new ideas about martial arts and training based on many of his experiences, leading him to the creation of his own art called Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee went on to train many private celebrity students, such as Steve McQueen and James Coburn, and became a celebrity in his own right with his entree into American media via The Green Hornet and, of course, his later films, which catapulted him to iconic status. Bruce Lee's life, however, was cut short when he died on July 20, 1973 in Hong Kong from a cerebral edema caused by an allergic reaction to a pain medication. Lee was 32. His final resting place is Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.


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Miso and Agave Glazed Salmon
- Jenny
When I go looking for weeknight recipes, my goal is to find something easy and tasty, period. Culinary ambition usually takes a backseat to the working parent's steering wheel, one often turned toward a freeway of who-drank-the-last-bit-of-milk-before-I-had-my-coffee disasters and you-forgot-to-sign-my-French-quiz imbroglios. I believe strongly in the proper weeknight dinner, but I view it as an antidote, not an addition, to life's daily dramas.
But once in a while, I stumble across a dish that is so elegant, and so transformative I can easily picture it on the table at a dinner party, with not a bit of the ease infringed upon. Miso and Agave Glazed Salmon by Sonali is one such dish, and the fact that the incipient picked it out made it all the more pleasurable.
As I documented here last week, I threw in the towel for a few weeks on menu planning, and let the family dictate what would be served. As such, there were meatballs. But the incipient agreed to pick two fish dishes, and found herself intrigued by Sonali's lovely photos of this enticing bit of salmon.
After procuring the best salmon I could find -– easy in DC with great fishmongers in the farmer's markets and MrsWheelbarrow's generous willingness to pick it up for me when I am on the soccer field -– and buying white miso (how did I live through the last decade without this in my fridge?) I whipped up this glaze in the morning, and dropped the fish as instructed for the better part of the day in the mix. That's it!
The only way I deviated from the recipe was the cooking method -– my broiler doesn't work the way she instructs here, so I just set the oven to 400 degrees and watched my fish very carefully. This mild sweet flavor of the miso and the agave are the supporting arches under the distinct structure and taste that salmon always offers, topped with a lovely, crackling glaze.
Every single person in my house, including a house guest (you know the one, she plays volleyball) loved the complexity of the flavors here, matched with a fish most familiar. It will appear on my table again soon.
- 1/2 cup light (shiro) miso
- 5 tablespoons sake
- 5 tablespoons mirin
- 2 1/2 teaspoons grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon light agave nectar
- 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 4 skinless, boneless salmon fillets
- Whisk the miso, sake, mirin, ginger, agave nectar, and oil together in a large, non-reactive dish or bowl. Add the salmon and coat with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least a few hours, ideally overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Turn on the broiler. Place one oven rack under the broiler and another rack in the center of the oven.
- Wipe any excess marinade off the salmon fillets and place them in a baking dish. Place the dish on the top rack under the broiler and cook until the top of the fish is nicely browned, 3-4 minutes. Then move the dish to the center rack and bake until the salmon is cooked to desired doneness, about 8-12 minutes. Serve warm.
By day, Jennifer Steinhauer, aka Jenny, covers Congress for The New York Times. By night, she is an obsessive cook.


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When you introduce competition into any environment, things tend to get better.
That's why Jacksonville general manager Dave Caldwell recently said a guy who just got cut to make room for Tim Tebow has a chance to be the Jaguars' starting quarterback in 2013.
Caldwell's narrative was cobbled together with an eye toward creating competition for his two incumbent signal callers, Blaine Gabbert and Chad Henne.
The Jags were awarded third-year quarterback Mike Kafka off waivers from New England earlier this week shortly after the Patriots jettisoned the former Northwestern star in favor of Tebow.
"I'm really thankful to be here, and I'm happy to be here," Kafka said after being picked up by Jacksonville. "Now, it's time to get to work. Nothing really surprises me in this league. That (signing Tebow) was (the Patriots') decision and now I'm happy to be here. I'm looking forward to getting to work."
The 6-foot-3 Kafka has decent size and instincts for the position, but his arm strength isn't exactly going to remind you of John Elway or Brett Favre.
Originally a a fourth-round draft pick by Philadelphia in 2010, Kafka didn't show much in a cup of coffee with the Eagles, playing in four games and completing 11-of-16 passes for 107 yards before finally being beat out by Trent Edwards for the Birds' third spot before the 2012 season. He compiled a dismal 23.1 passer rating in preseason play.
Let's just say an established quarterback wouldn't exactly sweat if Kafka sauntered into the locker room.
Gabbert and Henne, though, would be wise to take any bluff from Caldwell -- no matter how empty -- seriously.
"Kafka has just as good an opportunity (as Gabbert, Chad Henne or undrafted rookies Matt Scott and Jordan Rodgers)," Caldwell recently said on Sirius XM Radio, likely in an effort to light a fire under the QBs, especially the underachieving Gabbert, who was the 10th overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft.
The Jaguars are now one of only two teams currently in the NFL with five quarterbacks on the roster.
All of Gabbert's antagonists in this drama have some nice qualities. Henne has extensive starting experience (31 games in Miami and six last season when he took over for the injured Gabbert), while Kafka once scored a 35 on his Wonderlic test and is considered a bright signal caller with the ability to read defenses.
Scott is an athletic, read-option threat, and Rodgers, the baby brother of former MVP Aaron Rodgers, has genetics on his side although he is currently recovering from sports-hernia surgery.
The 6-4, 233-pound Gabbert remains the only one with a plus-ceiling as a player, however, and is straight out of central casting when it comes to quarterbacks, so developing him remains the most sensible option for the Jags.
As poorly as Gabbert has performed in his NFL career, remember he has had little to no continuity at the top of this organization.
During Gabbert's rookie season, Jack Del Rio was in the midst of his last stand after nine years in Jacksonville and the Mizzou product started 14 games, was sacked on 40 different occasions and fumbled an NFL-high 14 times. His 50.8 percent completion percentage was second-worst in the NFL, besting only Tebow's laughable 46.5 mark, and his 5.4 yards per attempt, along with his 65.4 overall passer rating were dead last.
In came Mike Mularkey, an offensive-minded head coach, and a promising start for Gabbert in 2012, one in which he threw for career-high 260 passing yards with two touchdowns and a solid 96.1 quarterback rating in a season-opening loss at Minnesota, quickly dissipated.
Gabbert went on to tear the labrum in his non-throwing shoulder against Oakland on Oct. 21 before eventually being put on season-ending injured reserve a month later.
"I think I was better last year than I was the year before," Gabbert said. "It's just all about getting comfortable in an offensive system."
Now it's Gus Bradley's turn with Gabbert. A defensive-minded mentor, Bradley brought in Jedd Fisch as his offensive coordinator and Frank Scelfo as quarterbacks coach.
Fisch has 16 years of coaching experience with mentors like Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, two-time Super Bowl champion and Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, Super Bowl champion and former Baltimore Ravens head coach Brian Billick, and national champion and South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier.
Scelfo is a 30-year vet who recently spent two seasons as quarterbacks coach for the University of Arizona, where he tutored the Eagles' Nick Foles, one of the players who made Kafka expendable in Philly.
"Look at some quarterbacks. It takes maybe more than two years, three or four years," Caldwell said earlier this offseason when discussing Gabbert and his poor performance. "(Gabbert) came out as a junior and he's a very young quarterback and he still has a lot of upside. I always thought Blaine was going to be a long-term project when he came out anyway.
"Look at the quarterbacks like Matt Ryan and Peyton Manning, they spent a full five years in college. Blaine should be a rookie coming out this year. Let's work with him."
And work they will, but this time Bradley and his coaching staff will have a heavily populated safety net, one which figures to foster a wide-open quarterback competition.
"We don't feel there's much of a rush," Caldwell said when asked about his crowded QB situation at minicamp. "When it presents itself and we feel good about it, that somebody's the flat-out winner, we'll (name the starter). We've got to go through camp and some preseason games to figure it out."


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Subject: Second Annual Theatre Night Benefit
Attached is a letter concerning the San José State University/Department of Theatre Arts Second Annual Theatre Night Benefit which I recently sent to all faculty. A strong faculty turnout for the Theatre Benefit night will enable the Alumni Association to increase the number of scholarships offered to the University.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Behind strong and effective hitting the Belmont Abbey Crusaders defeated the King Lady Tornado volleyball team, Saturday afternoon. King fell to 11-7 overall and suffered their second loss in Conference Carolinas play in a three-set affair, 25-14, 25-14, 25-15.
In all three games, Belmont Abbey jumped out early and did not look back once it gained lead. As a team the Crusaders hit .333 for the match, including the second set in which they hit above 50 percent.
Conversely, King was not as successful on the attack as the Lady Tornado hit .072 through three sets. Reigning Conference Carolinas Player of the Week Summer Kremer (Mills River, N.C.) led the team with eight kills, but committed as many errors on 32 attempts (.000). The Crusaders snapped a streak of 11 consecutive matches with 10 or more kills in a match and was only her second match of the year with fewer than 10, each coming in three-set losses.
Freshman Lauren Willoughby (Cary, N.C.) registered seven kills while Grace Underwood (Pearland, Texas) led the team in attack percentage (.222) with four kills on nine attempts.
On the defensive end, Payton Tipton (Cleveland, Tenn.) led the Lady Tornado with 11 kills, her fourth straight game with 10 or more digs in a match. She has 13 total matches with double digit digs.
King out blocked the Crusaders, 4.0 to 3.0 total team blocks. Kelsey Griffitts (Bristol, Va./John Battle H.S.) tallied three block assists to lead the team.
The Crusaders were led offensively by Hannah Schellenberg, who finished the day with 14 kills on 26 attempts for a .500 attack percentage. She put up a double-double, adding 13 digs to her line.
With the win, Belmont Abbey crept into the led in the Conference Carolinas East Division with a 6-1 record, holding a one-half game lead over Queens (N.C.) who resides in second at 5-1. The Crusaders are now 14-3 overall.
King now moves into a tie with Erskine College for first place. Both teams are 5-2 in conference play and have a one-game lead over Lees-McRae, who is 4-3.
The Lady Tornado will finish its current three-game road trip out of conference by traveling to Tusculum College on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. inside Pioneer Arena.


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Cornell Big Red: Small-Size-League Winner
The Cornell RoboCup Project was created to teach systems engineering concepts and practices to students to prepare them for designing, integrating, and maintaining highly complex systems. Another objective of the project is to explore the interplay between AI, dynamics, and control theory. This article describes the Cornell RoboCup team, which won the RoboCup-99 small-league championship in Stockholm, Sweden.
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SEATTLE (AP) — The union representing Boeing Co.'s engineers and technical workers delivered a split decision on a new contract Tuesday, with the engineers accepting their offer and the technical workers rejecting theirs and authorizing a future strike.
The union had recommended that both units reject the contract offer because it would not provide pensions to new employees. They would have a 401k retirement plan instead.
The union called that unacceptable, but the Chicago-based airplane-maker said the change was important to the company's future.
The vote came as the company is trying to solve battery problems that have grounded its new 787s. The engineers and technical workers in the union work on plans for new planes and solve problems that arise on the factory floor.
While a strike by the technical workers is not imminent, the vote means the negotiating team can call one at any time, said Bill Dugovich, spokesman for the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace.
The engineers' vote means those 15,500 employees have a new four-year contract in place, Dugovich said. Union negotiators hope to resume contract talks soon on behalf of the 7,400 technical workers, he said.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner said in a statement that the company was pleased with the engineers' vote but "deeply disappointed" in the technical workers' rejection of what he called the company's "best and final" offer.
"The realities of the market require us to make changes so we can invest in new products and keep winning in this competitive environment ..." Conner said in his statement. "That's why our proposal to move future hires to an enhanced 401(k)-style retirement plan is so important, as we have repeatedly emphasized over the course of these negotiations."
Union members rejected one previous contract offer in October. SPEEA last went on strike for 40 days in 2000.
"With this second rejection by technical workers of Boeing takeaways, it's time for the company to stop wasting resources and improve its offer to reflect the value and contributions technical workers bring to Boeing," SPEEA Executive Director Ray Goforth said in a statement. "That way, we can avoid a strike and focus on fixing the problems of the 787 and restoring customer confidence in Boeing."
The latest labor unrest is happening as U.S. regulators launch an open-ended review of the 787's design and construction. Last month, a battery on a parked 787 caught fire in Boston. On Jan. 16, another 787 made an emergency landing in Japan after another battery problem.
All 50 787s that Boeing had delivered so far are grounded until the issue is resolved.
The union's nearly 23,000 employees are mostly in the Puget Sound region. Union leaders believe a strike would shut down Boeing production lines in Everett, Wash., where its big planes are made, as well as in Renton, Wash., where it cranks out the widely used 737.
The factory-floor assembly work is done by the members of the International Association of Machinists. The Machinists approved a new, four-year contract in December 2011, after a walkout in 2008 that contributed to a 3½-year delay in delivering the first 787.
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Is "Well Mornin' Sam" (in Sortilege's introduction of Bigfoot) a reference to some TV show? I think that line can be heard at one point on Doc's TV in the background. Thanks!Sortilège: [narrating] Well Mornin' Sam, like a bad luck planet in today's horoscope, here's the old hippie-hating mad dog himself in the flesh: Lieutenant Detective Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen. SAG member, John Wayne walk, flat top of Flintstone proportions and that evil, little shit-twinkle in his eye that says Civil Rights Violations.
It's directly on iTunes, you scroll down on the IV page and, if you've bought the movie, you can click on iTunes extras. And watch them.
probably thomas jefferson hallucination.
I don't agree that this is a film where is best to not pay attention to the plot because it's so dense.
no, jenkins, I was not referring to something you said, just that after seeing it and checking out some metacritic reviews, some of the overviews mentioned an approach like that, which seems to me to suggest that since the film's plot is incomprehensible we should just enjoy the vibe. of course is possible but it's not that kind of film, like the big lebowski, where the understanding of the plot is independent of the enjoyment of the humor and spirit of the film to the point that you could almost do fine without it. this isn't the case because the basic plot of inherent vice is a representation of the film's thesis that 60's counterculture was absorbed by 70's disillusionment and paranoia, and it's not incomprehensible. it just isn't. that's an objective observation.


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Swine Flu
Here's what you need to know.
Swine flu is popping up in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and the virulent strain is sparking debate about public health initiatives. Slatetackles your questions, ranging from why the flu is most deadly in Mexico to whether there are strains of the flu for every type of animal—not just pigs and birds.
"Blowing the Shot: What we can learn from the shortage of H1N1 vaccine," by Marc Siegel. Posted Nov. 2, 2009.
"Pig Pile: The bizarre alliance of the far left and far right against swine flu vaccinations," by Christopher Beam. Posted Oct. 12, 2009.
"Sniffing Out Swine Flu: Researchers hope to create a better way to diagnose swine flu and other ailments," by Amanda Schaffer. Posted Oct. 7, 2009.
"Up Your Nose or Down Your Throat? How doctors decide what form a drug will take," by Christopher Beam. Posted Oct. 2, 2009.
"First They Came for the Pigs: The terrible consequences of Egypt's swine slaughter," by Christopher Hitchens. Posted Sept. 28, 2009.
"To Boost or Not To Boost: The United States' swine flu vaccines will leave millions worldwide unprotected," by David Dobbs. Posted Sept. 17, 2009.
"Burying the Swine Flu Lede: The top dailies are too upbeat about the coming pandemic," by Jack Shafer. Posted Sept. 11, 2009.
"Cabin Fever: Trying to stop the spread of swine flu at summer camp," By Marc Siegel. Posted July 10, 2009.
"WHO and the Flu: The problems with the World Health Organization's approach to pandemics like swine flu," by Marc Siegel. Posted May 14, 2009.
"The Talking Cure: Discussion of swine flu may have been hysterical, but it was necessary," by Anne Applebaum. Posted May 11, 2009.
"Swine Flu FAQ: Will getting swine flu now protect me later? Why is winter flu season? Why do vaccines take so long?" By Christopher Beam. Posted May 1, 2009.
"Hand-Washing in Public Bathrooms: Can soap get dirty? Or is it "self-cleaning," since it's soap?" by Daniel Engber. Posted April 30, 2009.
"What Happened to Avian Flu? It never really went away. We just forgot about it," by Sydney Spiesel. Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
"The Swine Last Time: Does my 1976 inoculation still work, or doesn't it?" by Timothy Noah. Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
"Flu Fighters: Sen. Susan Collins says she hates the pork, not the swine," by Christopher Beam. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"Does Every Animal Have Its Own Kind of Flu? No, but whales and seals do," by Brian Palmer. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"Why Are Some Countries Banning Pork Imports? Do they know something about swine flu that we don't?" by Noreen Malone. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"Are Pigs Dying of Swine Flu, Too? No, it's just another day in the sty," by Brian Palmer. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"An Outbreak of Opportunism: Mexico's president is trying to use the swine flu to consolidate his power," by John M. Ackerman. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"Swine Flu and the Mexico Mystery: Why does the swine flu seem to be more deadly in Mexico?" by David Dobbs. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"Who's Zooming WHO? We must keep the World Health Organization focused on fighting infectious diseases," by Anne Applebaum. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"Pandemic Alert! What happens during a 'public-health emergency,' and what's a 'pandemic alert level'?" by Christopher Beam. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"Stocks Catch Cold on Swine Flu Scare," by Matthew Yeomans. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"Attack of the Swine Flu: U.S. officials declare public-health emergency as worries of global pandemic increase," by Daniel Politi. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
We also combed our archives for the following related articles:
"Why Isn't There a Cure-All Influenza Vaccine? Because it wouldn't be safe," by Michelle Tsai. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"Do Surgical Masks Stop Swine Flu? Probably Not," by Jon Cohen. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.
"Outbreaks vs. Epidemics: Plus, when can the government quarantine its citizens?" by Brendan I. Koerner and Michelle Tsai. Posted Monday, April 27, 2009.


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Glioblastoma and Metastatic Brain Cancer Treatments Were Performed on Multiple Patients at the University Hospital of Rostock in Germany
Glioblastoma and Metastatic Brain Cancer Treatments Were Performed on Multiple Patients at the University Hospital of Rostock in Germany
RICHLAND, WA--(Marketwire - Feb 21, 2013) - IsoRay, Inc. (http://www.isoray.com/) (NYSE MKT: ISR), a medical technology company and innovator in seed brachytherapy and medical radioisotope applications, today announced the first international implementation of IsoRay's exclusive GliaSite Radiation Therapy System (balloon catheter) at the University Hospital of Rostock, Germany.
Professor Juergen Piek, Chairman of the Neurosurgical Department, placed the catheters following the brain tumor resection procedure. Dr. Monique Sakretz was the nuclear doctor responsible for the liquid I-125 balloon after load of radioactive material.
Brain cancer presents unique treatment challenges. Brain tumors are very often difficult to remove completely because of the need to avoid damaging the brain. Further, tumors tend to spread to healthy parts of the brain. Typically, surgeons remove as much as they can of the tumor and then treat the areas surrounding where the tumor was removed with radiation therapy. They sometimes use chemotherapy as well. However, most cancerous brain tumors reoccur shortly following removal, and the cancer tends to return near the site of the original tumor. Brain cancer is one of the fastest growing cancers and recurrence often proves fatal.
A metastatic, or secondary, brain tumor is one that begins as cancer in another part of the body. Some of the cancer cells may be carried to the brain by the blood or lymphatic fluid, or may spread from adjacent tissue.
Metastatic brain tumors are often referred to as lesions or brain metastases. Metastatic brain tumors are the most common brain tumors.
The GliaSite system offers a number of advantages in glioblastoma and metastatic brain cancer treatment. It places a specified high dose of a liquid radiation source in the areas most likely to contain cancer after brain tumor removal and is less likely to damage healthy brain tissue than other treatments. It helps reduce the ability for the tumor to reoccur, which in turn impacts patient longevity and quality of life.
IsoRay CEO Dwight Babcock says this marks a milestone in launching IsoRay's products into the international marketplace, supporting management's goal to increase revenues and shareholder value while improving the quality of life for the patient. "Our hope is to promote awareness that our product line, including both Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds and GliaSite RTS utilizing liquid isotopes, can take on difficult cancers throughout the body. We are advancing our ultimate domestic and international goal of making GliaSite RTS in particular for brain cancer and in general Cesium-131 a standard of care for the treatment of multiple cancers. We are extremely pleased with the exceptional results a growing number of thought leaders and major medical centers are experiencing throughout the U.S. and internationally as Cesium-131 receives more widespread adoption. We believe Cesium-131's ability to fight cancer and improve the quality of life for the men, women, and children who are battling these devastating cancers distinguishes it from other treatment options."
IsoRay is the exclusive manufacturer of Cesium-131 and the GliaSite Radiation Therapy System. IsoRay's evolving product line is advancing brachytherapy treatments throughout the body giving new hope to physicians and patients. Cesium-131 allows for the precise treatment of many different cancers because of its unrivaled blend of high energy and its 9.7 day half-life (its unequaled speed in giving off therapeutic radiation). The GliaSite balloon catheter brings targeted dose to the local area needing radiation while limiting damage to healthy brain cells.
In addition to its CMS codes, Cesium-131 and GliaSite utilizing liquid I-125 are FDA-cleared and have CE marks for international sales. Cesium-131 is currently sold in seed form for the treatment of brain cancer, prostate cancer (http://www.isoray.com/prostate_cancer_treatment.asp), lung cancer, ocular melanoma cancer (http://www.isoray.com/ocular_cancer_treatment.asp), colorectal cancer, gynecologic cancer (http://www.isoray.com/gyn_cancer_treatment.asp), head and neck cancer (http://www.isoray.com/) and other cancers throughout the body. The treatment can be deployed using several delivery methods including single seed applicators, implantable strands and seed sutured mesh, and several new implantable devices.
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chemefreak wrote:IcePack wrote:From the rules:Players
-Each round no one player should play more than 35% of the games, 4 game maximum per player per round.
-No restriction on who plays in what game.
-There needs to be a minimum of 10 different players per set
I only count 7 players utilized in this away set, am I missing something?
I think they are using 10 players for the ENTIRE set (including their home games) so that is not the issue...the problem is the use of about 5 players in more than 4 games!
My impression based on viewing other games, is that sets are "home set" and "away set" otherwise, i think a lot of people would be having issues with people playing more then 4 games if you are combining home and away....and the rules dont really make it very clear which is which, from what I've looked at.


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The first question is that of supply and demand
In the televised Dec. 19 Town Council meeting, Council gave direction to move forward with a "fact-based analysis" of short-term rentals of single family homes where they are currently prohibited by ordinance. Whatever your opinion concerning this matter, obtaining factual data will lay the basis for a solid decision in the future. Focusing the analysis to make it efficient and effective is crucial. The first step in a focused analysis must consider supply and demand in Mammoth Lakes. Data accurately collected and displayed would then dictate whether or not to take any further steps.
The current dispute has proponents stating that we do not have single-family homes for rent, and therefore we are losing customers, making this a matter of urgency. Opponents state that we have this product, but perhaps it is not being marketed well. As there is no centralized inventory of legally-zoned stand-alone homes, there is no data to back up either side's claims.
The creation of such an inventory would consist of "legal" zoning classifications for short-term rentals (resort, multi-family, North Village SP, others) to identify the existing type and number of structures (e.g. stand-alone homes within each "legal" subdivision).
This would answer the question of: How many existing stand-alone homes are zoned for short-term rentals? At a more detailed second-level of inventory, it would be helpful to include such features as number of beds, baths, garages, other parking, square footage, etc.
Other questions which need to be answered in an analysis of supply: of those existing structures, how many are occupied by permanent residents? How many are current second-home owners who do not wish to rent? The remainder tells us how many are currently available for short-term rentals. Also, do these subdivisions have CC&Rs that prohibit short-term rentals? And, how many legal stand-alone homes have been approved for future development?
The next important data to collect involves demand, or, what is the current occupancy rate? While this is not an easy part of the analysis, this is of great importance to the TOT task force, and will yield the highest "bang for the buck." As legal rentals are identified through an inventory process, more business/TOT licenses will be issued, back TOT taxes collected, and future TOT assured. Also, as this data is collected, it will clearly tell us whether we have adequate "product" in our town or not. If we have adequate "product," but occupancy is low, then perhaps we need to market what we have much better.
Some sort of centralized website would be helpful for VRBO's, property managers, the town, and even MLT to better direct guests who are looking for this theoretically missing product.
One clear example occurred during the Council meeting which illustrates our problem: Council member Eastman asked about the number of stand-alone homes in the Stonegate complex, and staff answered that they were "condos," not "homes."
Both, in fact, were correct, but were speaking on two different levels. In fact, Stonegate contains 13 stand-alone luxury homes, but because they are clustered on a single, undivided parcel, they are legally classified as a condominium project within the North Village Specific Plan. It's important to recognize that a guest seeks a product (stand-alone home), and does not care about its zoning or ownership status.
Our challenge is to correctly identify the product in our legally zoned areas, and to better market it if its occupancy is low.
A detailed inventory of what we have would therefore be the first step of the analysis, and would give us the answer to "go," "no go," or possibly "not yet." It also might answer the Zoning/General Plan amendment questions, which have been posed.
The occupancy question, while a moving target, also gives a clearer picture of product demand and TOT potential. Both of these are critical questions that must be answered before Council can make a "fact-based" decision on whether to take the next steps or not.
It is essential that the analysis does not begin with the wider questions of what other communities have done, as that could be an endless and fruitless research project. That would come in later stages of the analysis, if the initial analysis shows that there is a need to move forward. The first question is only that of supply and demand in Mammoth Lakes.
Sandy Hogan
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Students seeking admission to the major or minor must first complete these courses (or their equivalents) with a GPA of 3.0 or higher:
After all applicants have taken the exam in a given term, faculty choose who will enter the program for the following term by considering each applicant's diagnostic-exam score in conjunction with overall GPA and prerequisite grades.
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